Making GCash relatable to the ordinary Filipino
This post aims to describe the technical parts of a digital wallet app and to strip it down on a high level for easier understanding by a layperson. Working in GCash for several years, I have a grasp on how the app works on principle. Building a digital wallet seems simple in theory, but it … Read more
As GCash acceptance grows larger, the incentive for bad people to take advantage of other people also becomes bigger. Scams are definitely easier to spread around now, as it’s easy to take advantage of technology. Oftentimes scammers can use different channels like SMS, social media, email, or chat apps to contact their victims. Digitization makes … Read more
One of the biggest complaints GCash has gotten over time was the manual input of the MPIN. Since the MPIN was only 4 digits, it was also easy to remember, and easy to take advantage of especially when it comes to scams. This is why there are one-time passwords (OTP) implemented aside from an MPIN. … Read more
Let us deep dive into the many ways you can reset your MPIN in GCash. This is one of the most frequently asked questions in GCash Facebook groups. Admittedly, for many non-tech-savvy users, this can be quite tricky. As the MPIN is effectively the password of your GCash account, we should not share this with … Read more